Owner’s representative for Palm Beach estates and renovations

New homes, additions and exterior changes generally go to the Architectural Commission (ARCOM), which reviews design, scale and landscaping. Designated landmarks go to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and many of the island’s best-known houses, by architects such as Addison Mizner, Maurice Fatio and Marion Sims Wyeth, are landmarked. Variances and some site-plan matters go to the Town Council. Neighbors get notice and often speak at hearings.

The town restricts work hours and limits certain noisy and heavy construction during the winter season. Staging, parking and truck traffic on narrow streets are closely watched, so we plan the schedule around these rules from the start.

Palm Beach County is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, but high-wind and wind-borne debris rules still govern structure, windows and roofing. Oceanfront lots fall under the Coastal Construction Control Line, and lakefront estates on the Lake Worth Lagoon deal with seawalls, docks and flood elevation. Estate projects usually have a large design team that needs one person coordinating it.